Best Community Colleges & 2-Year Degree Programs by Salary Potential
PayScale has ranked hundreds of two-year colleges by how much their alumni go on to earn. Find out which schools produce the highest-paid graduates.
| Rank | School Name | School Sector | Early Career Pay | Mid-Career Pay | % High Meaning | % STEM Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:894 | School Name: Imperial Valley College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$69,000 | % High Meaning:68% | % STEM Degrees:5% |
| Rank:894 | School Name:_50px.png) Danville Area Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$69,000 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:894 | School Name:Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$69,000 | % High Meaning:66% | % STEM Degrees:12% |
| Rank:904 | School Name:Randolph Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$43,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,900 | % High Meaning:51% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:904 | School Name:Southwestern Oregon Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,900 | % High Meaning:49% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:904 | School Name: Eastern Florida State College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$45,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,900 | % High Meaning:56% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:907 | School Name:Central Alabama Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:57% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:907 | School Name:Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:62% | % STEM Degrees:7% |
| Rank:907 | School Name:Southern State Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:907 | School Name: Central New Mexico Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$49,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:58% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:907 | School Name:Northwest Technical College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:55% | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:907 | School Name: University of Northwestern-St Paul | School Sector:Private not-for-profit | Early Career Pay:$50,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:63% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:907 | School Name:Illinois Valley Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,800 | % High Meaning:46% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:914 | School Name:Rockingham Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:61% | % STEM Degrees:4% |
| Rank:914 | School Name:West Hills College-Coalinga | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:914 | School Name:Carl Sandburg College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:914 | School Name:Chattahoochee Valley Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:- | % STEM Degrees:1% |
| Rank:914 | School Name: Pearl River Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:65% | % STEM Degrees:0% |
| Rank:914 | School Name: Butler Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,700 | % High Meaning:65% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:920 | School Name:Central Wyoming College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:67% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:920 | School Name: Luzerne County Community College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:52% | % STEM Degrees:6% |
| Rank:920 | School Name:College of Eastern Idaho | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$47,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:72% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:920 | School Name:Dalton State College | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$46,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:59% | % STEM Degrees:11% |
| Rank:920 | School Name: George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$45,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:69% | % STEM Degrees:2% |
| Rank:920 | School Name:Highland Community College (Illinois) | School Sector:Public | Early Career Pay:$48,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$68,600 | % High Meaning:53% | % STEM Degrees:1% |
